Table 1 Baseline (2007) characteristics by sickness absence in 2004–2007 among 3079 women and men
Baseline (year 2007) variable | n (%) | Medically certified sickness absence* in 2004-2007 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0–13 days n (%) | 14–30 days n (%) | 31–60 days n (%) | >60 days n (%) | ||
3079 (100) | 2141 (70) | 416 (14) | 236 (7) | 286 (9) | |
Gender | |||||
Women | 2512 (82) | 1701 (79) | 360 (87) | 236 (87) | 246 (86) |
Men | 567 (18) | 440 (21) | 56 (13) | 31 (13) | 40 (14) |
Age, mean (SD) | 47.1 (5.4) | 46.9 (5.4) | 47.3 (5.4) | 47.1 (5.4) | 47.9 (5.4) |
Occupational class | |||||
Managers/professionals | 1067 (35) | 841(39) | 104 (25) | 62 (26) | 60 (20) |
Semi-professionals | 740 (24) | 528 (25) | 100 (24) | 50 (21) | 62 (22) |
Routine non-manuals | 935 (30) | 571(27) | 151 (36) | 99 (42) | 114 (40) |
Manual workers | 337 (11) | 201 (9) | 61 (15) | 25 (11) | 50 (18) |
Old-age retirement between 2007 and 2012 | |||||
No | 2322 (75) | 1650 (77) | 310 (74) | 171 (73) | 191 (66) |
Yes | 757 (25) | 491 (23) | 106 (26) | 65 (28) | 95 (33) |
Health functioning | |||||
PCS score, mean (SD) | 49.6 (7.8) | 51.0 (6.7) | 48.1 (8.1) | 47.1 (8.5) | 43.7 (10.1) |
MCS score, mean (SD) | 52.2 (9.3) | 52.6 (8.6) | 52.2 (9.5) | 51.5 (10.5) | 49.7 (12.0) |